nightmare novelist

"Miss Bai Kou?"

"clove?"

Su Qian looked around, but as expected, she didn't get any response, and he was the only one left in the whole space.

"Heartbeat..."

Pressing her chest with her right hand, Su Qian felt her heartbeat in disbelief.

One, two, three, four...

His heartbeat was beating normally. Compared with the frequency of beating every ten minutes in the past, it was many times faster, and it could even be said that it had returned to normal!

what happened?

Su Qian looked around, the hall of the manor he was in was as unreal as his physical condition.Although the entire hall has been completely renewed, the dilapidated pile of ruins is more real in comparison.

And the weird mirror that they mistaken for the door frame was gone now, leaving only a blank wall.

The environment was a bit weird, but Su Qian didn't feel any fear or stimulation. Why did her heart rate suddenly recover?

Su Qian couldn't figure out the reason behind it, but his current state was incomparably good, even if a ghost really appeared suddenly, he would have the confidence to strangle it to death.

When looking around, Su Qian saw a figure standing on the railing on the second floor from the corner of Su Qian's eye. He remembered that Uncle Du Zhong said that he saw a figure on the second floor in the mirror, but when they looked up together When I looked at the second floor, there was nothing there.

So this time Su Qian took a look at the antique mirror closest to him first, and then looked up to the second floor after seeing that there was nothing in the mirror.

The figure is still there!

Although it was only for a short time, the figure on the second floor seemed to have moved, making the upper body of the figure hidden in the dark. Su Qian could only make out that the figure was wearing a dark cheongsam, standing there sideways, and walked away in the next second. into the dark.

"Mirror" is a theme that all horror and weird lovers will not miss.

Su Qian even submitted a short horror story about mirrors to a magazine very early on. It told the story of a person who knew that playing guessing games with himself in the mirror could attract ghosts, so he tried it in front of the mirror alone at night.

According to the rules, if you can always draw a game of boxing guessing with yourself in the mirror, it is enough to prove that there is no ghost in the mirror at home.As boring as it may sound, the protagonist of the story has an hour of guessing games with the mirror in the bathroom, and every time it is a draw.

After the protagonist of the story went back to sleep in a slump, he suddenly shivered and hid under the quilt, too frightened to move.Because he suddenly remembered that he used his right hand to guess punches just now, and the person in the mirror also used his right hand to guess punches.

Although the magazine rejected the manuscript because the story was immature, Su Qian did come into contact with horror stories related to mirrors a long time ago, and most of them believed that there might be another space in the mirror.

In Su Qian's story, the "self" in the mirror even has an independent consciousness, so it also likes to use its right hand to guess fists.

……

"Maybe this is the world in the mirror." Su Qian talked to herself, which made people feel more relaxed than the silent thing.

Before, the figure that Uncle Du Zhong saw only appeared in the mirror, and there was nothing on the second floor outside the mirror.But now, the figure Su Qian saw only appeared on the second floor outside the mirror, but nothing could be seen in the mirror.

"So what about you?" Su Qian looked at the antique mirror closest to her, and "Su Qian" in the mirror said with the same expressionless expression as him, "Who are you?"

Su Qian even stretched out her right hand to the mirror, and the "Su Qian" in the mirror moved in unison, which subconsciously disappointed people.

There are colorful floor-to-ceiling windows on the walls around the hall, but the windows and the door next to it are tightly closed and cannot be opened.In other words, Su Qian could either stay where she was, or go up the stairs to the second floor.

Thinking of the "human" figure that appeared on the second floor just now, Su Qian gave up the idea of ​​going to the second floor immediately, because he had more important things to do at this moment.

He sat down directly on the very comfortable soft couch in the hall, put the setting book he had been holding on his lap, and opened the thick brown leather cover.

In addition to the settings about the current nightmare world, there are actually very strange contents written on the title page of the thick book after opening, which is why he didn't throw away this heavy and broken book in the first place.

"Name: Su Qian"

"File number: S0001 (obsolete)"

"File Code: Book of Nightmare - Volume [-]"

This is the first time Su Qian saw the number "S0001" again after eight years. This number he occupied for many years in the "school" should be ranked second shortly after he was "destroyed". The child inherits.

But now is not the time for Su Qian to be entangled in these three rows of words. After pausing for a while with her fingertips on the title page, she quickly flips backwards to the setting part of the nightmare world of "mirror".Just like what Su Qian thought, there was new content in the "Demons and Monsters Files" section that was also prompted to "unlock with the progress of the mission".

The archive is divided into two parts, each accompanied by a pen-and-ink illustration.

The first illustration that Su Qian saw was a standing mirror with intricate carvings, and a blurry reflection was drawn in this mirror that Su Qian had never seen before.

"File Number: E1125"

"File Code: Mirror"

"File Level: AAA"

"File description: The shape of the strange mirror is a standing mirror with a rectangular mahogany carved frame. It was originally a dowry of the wife of the famous wealthy merchant Mr. Huai. Mr. Huai, who likes to collect ancient mirrors, asked for it as a collection, and was given as a gift by Mr. Huai The concubine, Mrs. Chen, was later sold by Mrs. Chen in exchange for money, and finally Mr. Huai bought it back by accident. After the mirror was returned to its original owner, there seemed to be a problem with itself, and something happened to all the mirrors in the manor. weird changes."

"Known ability: There seems to be a mirror world in the mirror that is completely controlled by the mirror. The mirror will reflect the human beings who have touched the mirror in the mirror world according to their own understanding, and become puppets that are completely controlled by it. But compared to these self-entertaining abilities, the real danger of the mirror is that it can pull humans directly into the world in the mirror, and there is no escape."

"Self-reported Monologue: Empty"

"File Appendix 1: There is no data to prove the real existence of "soul", so it is quoted."

"Addendum 2 to the file: It turns out that most human beings inadvertently reveal their true selves, even their ugliest sides, when they face a mirror. So it may be true that the mirror reflects the truth."

"Addendum 3 to the file: Don't play boxing games with Sue Jing, Sui Jing is very good at this game, so he will never lose."

"File Addendum 4: It's learning."

After reading the file about the mirror, Su Qian inexplicably felt a very complicated emotion.The "file number" and "file code" in the archives are the same as the information about Su Qian on the title page, and the number E1125 of the mirror seems to correspond to Su Qian's previous number S0001.

It feels like...

It seems that Su Qian itself and the ghost mirror are both unnatural existences, and the "ghost files" appearing in the thick paper are somewhat like experimental materials, making Su Qian think of her identity as a "defective experimental product" again .

It's as if he too was once part of the nightmare world!

What made Su Qian feel even more complicated was that he found that the file number of Wei Jing was changing.Obviously it was still E1125 just now, but when Su Qian fixed her eyes on it, it had already changed to E1122, and the ranking of Wei Jing was rising.

Su Qian didn't even realize that he subconsciously took the number of the mirror as a ranking without knowing it at all. After all, the identity S0001 he had back then was the number that only ranked first in the "school".

Calming down, Su Qian looked at the second illustration below, which showed a figure standing sideways behind the railing on the second floor, which was exactly the same as what Su Qian had seen with her own eyes before.

"File Number: E1122-1"

"File Level: Charm"

"File description: The number of this kind of ghost created by the trick mirror is plural, and its appearance comes from the reflection of the human beings who have been in contact with the trick mirror. It is a puppet that is always controlled by the trick mirror, and retains some human life habits and emotions. , but it is extremely aggressive to living humans. According to records, the ghost mirror once projected a contact person who is good at Sanda, and since then, this kind of ghosts have learned certain Sanda skills."

"Appendix 1 to the file: Maybe it has exposed its true or ugly side in front of the mirror. Half of the appearance of this kind of ghost is the same as that of a human being, but the other side is extremely ugly."

"Appendix 2 to the file: The hatred of this kind of demons towards humans seems to reflect the hatred of the ghost mirror itself, and the reason is unknown."

When Su Qian raised her head from the pages of the file, she saw the figure in the cheongsam reappeared at the railing on the second floor.

That, is one of the demons they need to get rid of.

Su Qian turned her attention back to the book for a while, and pulled out a black pen from the gap in the spine.

The contents of the thick book, or the book of nightmares, are all written with a pen, and even the illustrations and maps that appear are drawn with a pen. Su Qian discovered the existence of this pen when she was holding the book before.

"Remaining editable times: 1 time"

Su Qian glanced at the reminder again. There are no other trainees around now, and the figure standing on the railing on the second floor is silent for a while, which just gave Su Qian the opportunity to edit and experiment with the setting book.

Since the primary purpose is to leave here, we have to find a way to deal with the ten demons.

And the evil spirit only exists in the mirror world created by the trick mirror, that is to say, even if the novice task does not need to solve the trick mirror, they will inevitably come into contact with the trick mirror, so in the end they have to solve the problem from the root cause.

After taking a deep breath, Su Qian wrote a sentence at the end of the file of "The Mirror"——

"In the end, all the trainees Su Qian, Bai Kou, Ding Xiang, and Du Zhong successfully completed the task and left the nightmare world. The trainees easily eliminated ten demons."

But the moment Su Qian drew a full stop, all the content he wrote disappeared from the page, as if it had never existed.

At the same time, a strange feeling suddenly appeared in Su Qian's mind that he could not write completely impossible or unreasonable words on the pages of the book.

This feeling... Was it given to him by the book in his hand?

"That's right, since the book in my hand is a collection of settings, the only thing I can modify is the settings. It's not a setting at all to get rid of evil spirits and leave the nightmare world. It's more like changing the future. .”

After figuring this out, Su Qian changed her direction, knowing that the content she edited should be the kind of setting that can subtly change the difficulty of the entire nightmare world.

Su Qian thought for a while, and then set her sights on the file of the boss of the nightmare world, "Spooky Mirror".Isn't the so-called difficulty caused by the danger of the boss from the beginning?Even the demons they need to get rid of are puppets controlled by the ghost mirror, aren't they?

In the end, the tip of the pen in Su Qian's hand landed on the completely blank "Self-reported Monologue" section in the "Strange Mirror" file. Among all the archives, this part may be the only one that can easily change the danger level of "Spooky Mirror".

Because it was a self-reported monologue, Su Qian tried to write the five words "I am harmless" in the blank space, and then watched the five words just written disappear slowly, which made Su Qian see the success of editing I hope that although the book in my hand feels that these five words are unreasonable, the speed at which the handwriting disappears this time is much, much slower than before.

"Self-reported monologue: I will not hurt anyone." - deleted.

"Self-reported monologue: I will let everyone go." - Deleted.

"Self-reported monologue: I like human beings." - Deleted.

"..."

"Self-reported monologue: I really like the trainee this time."——Deleted.

Su Qian inevitably stopped writing in frustration. He had been narrowing down the setting range, and he could see that the handwriting was disappearing at a slower and slower speed, but he didn't know what to write next.

Perhaps it was because the frequency of the heartbeat began to recover. Although Su Qian's appearance was still calm, her inner emotions surged.

He carefully looked at the files of the mirror again, seeing that the mirror was sent to another person time and time again, from the initial collection to a commodity discounted at a low price, so he picked up the pen again, Some randomly wrote a line of words in the blank space.

"Self-reported monologue: I like Su Qian very much, more than anyone else."

After finishing writing, Su Qian waited for the line of words to disappear slowly like before, and then he temporarily gave up studying this set book, and went directly to the second floor to discuss it.Although I don't know the strength of those demons, but assuming that Su Qian won't get sick in the mirror world, he is not sure of winning!

It's just that the speed of the handwriting disappearing seems to be very slow this time. Before Su Qian saw the handwriting disappear, Su Qian, who was in the hall of the Silent Manor, heard a sudden sound.

He looked up to follow the sound, and found that the Mei Mei in the cheongsam who had been staying on the second floor before had reached the stairs without knowing when.

This is also the first time that Su Qian saw the front of that evil spirit.

Mei Mei, who was wearing a dark blue cheongsam, gracefully walked down the railing. On the right side of her body was a lady with a well-made and graceful appearance. She looked a little old, but she was well-maintained and her waist was slender.

But when Su Qian clearly saw the left half of the body of that female, he was instantly frightened, because the left half of the female body turned out to be a completely deformed old woman. shoulders, stretching the supposedly decent cheongsam into a strange shape.

Every time he walked up a flight of stairs, the demon would turn his head to look at the wall full of mirrors on the other side, and then stroke the left side of his head with his deformed fingers like dead branches, where only the thinning white hair remained.

Su Qian didn't know what that Mei Mei could see in the mirror, but he knew that the mirror here couldn't reflect the figure of Mei Mei at all.

And the elegance shown by that charm disappeared the moment it saw Su Qian, its creepy face turned to Su Qian under the contrast of left and right, and opened its mouth wide in the next second to let out a piercing scream.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

The female demon rushed down the stairs directly, and her dry left hand with black nails like spikes attacked Su Qian at the fastest speed.

Su Qian subconsciously freed his hand to hold his neck, the frequency of the carotid artery was the same as that of the heart, he could feel his heartbeat continued to accelerate, a kind of heartbeat that he hadn't seen for a long time.

Now he can fight!

At the moment when the charm rushed over, Su Qian's right hand directly picked up the metal candlestick from the side table, and used all his strength to hit the neck of the female charm like a swing.

"Crack."

The next second when the sound of something breaking came, Su Qian kicked that charming body into the wall full of mirrors!

At the same time as the mirror made the sound of shattering, Su Qian turned around and used the thick leather book in his hand to block the attack behind him. He raised the metal candlestick in his right hand high and hit another demon behind him who was trying to sneak attack.

The body that has been restrained for so many years, the nature that has been suppressed for so many years seems to explode at that moment, the corner of Su Qian's mouth even showed an excited smile at this moment, and it was fleeting.